King of the Bastards

Now, this prehistoric bane of wizards and tyrants finds himself without a kingdom, lost in a terrifying new world, and fighting for his life against pirates, zombies, and the demonic entity known as Meeble. Rogan has been many things in his life as an adventurer - a barbarian, a thief, a buccaneer, a rogue, a lover, a reaver, and most recently, a king. Part sword and sorcery, part extreme horror, King of the Bastards is a wild adventure across seas, beaches, and mountains full of horrifying monstrosities, dark magic, and demonic entities. And even if he defeats his foes, Rogan must still find a way to return home, regain his throne, save his loved ones, and remind everyone why he's the king of the bastards.

H. P. said Old School Pulpy Sword and Sorcery. Keene and Shrewsbury wrote King of the Bastards with one eye fixed on Conan the Cimmerian. And not just Conan but old-school weird fiction and sword and sorcery. (The raw edges of Keene’s The Rising show too.) It’s something that should appeal to me after spending a year reading Jeffro’s Appendix N Retrospective. Unfortunately i. "Fast, fun Sword and Sorcery" according to Amazon Customer. This book reads a bit like Conan crossed with something like Clint Eastwood in Unforgiven, with plenty of strange, Sci-Fi Easter eggs thrown in with it. This is not a bad thing. You get plenty of bloody, intense battles, interesting back story and world building to go along with smooth one liners and soliloquy. If you want to read a good, modern . Wes Caldwell said Very good book, just not as great as Keene's books written only by Keene. This is an awesome story that reminds me of Beowulf and He-Man, it is just a book that was written by two authors and is an adventure story that combines some of the concepts and worlds that each author has created, while it is not a 5 star, I did enjoy it and Brian Keene is my favorite author, this guy is just super talented and everything he wr